But if you consider how abnormal their behavior is, then you are led to the hypothesis that almost all men are suffering from ‘testosterone poisoning.’
ALAN ALDAAs an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what’s personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn’t ring true.
More Alan Alda Quotes
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During the first day, curious at having outsiders among them, a long stream of inmates came over and talked with me.
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All these things you expect meaning to come from, and sometimes it comes when you’re not expecting it.
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I’ve played a murderer, so certainly I think I can play a Republican.
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When I’m willing to let them change me, something happens between us that’s more interesting than a pair of dueling monologues.
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There’s plenty of money to be had. But you also lose your soul.
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For me, I find that even though I’ve accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn’t give me a sense of satisfaction.
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Why do ordinary people become the target of this curiosity simply by virtue of the fact that other people recognize their names and faces but know nothing else about them? Why do we care what they think, what they wear, what they eat?
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They wont all lie to you but a lot of them will. And itll be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes.
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It tends to break out at unexpected times like a rare virus and mostly people with compassion and understanding are susceptible to it.
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In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for ‘Scientific American Frontiers.’
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How can I ever hope to communicate something to you unless I get signals back from you that I’m on the right track or that I’ve started at some place that you’re familiar with?
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I play tennis non-obsessively. I seem to beat people I play a lot or half the time, so I guess I gravitate to people who are as bad as I am.
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The one hour live debate in the West Wing that we did was one of the most exciting times for me on stage or on camera, because anything could go wrong.
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The good thing about being a hypocrite is that you get to keep your values.
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life is meaningless unless you bring meaning to it; … it is up to us to create our own existence. Unless you do something, unless you make something it’s as though you aren’t there.
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